Since 1979, Mr. Corgan's practice has focused on the representation of owners, construction managers, and contractors on large industrial and commercial projects. His clients range from owners to engineering and materials testing firms, construction managers, general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, sureties, and design professionals. He has been involved in arbitrations, mediations, state and federal court trials, and international adjudications.

Mr. Corgan's practice has focused on the representation of owners, construction managers, and contractors on large projects such as:

- The design and construction of four grassroots nuclear power plants; - A hydrogen production facility; - Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) projects; - A massive copper mining and electrowinning facility; - A $2.4 billion off-shore oil production, storage, and off-loading facility in the South China Sea; - The design and construction of a large cement/power/lime cogeneration facility; - The design and construction of large cement plants; - The design and construction of coal-fired power plants; - Construction of large multi-use convention centers; - Construction of chemical and petrochemical facilities; - Construction of oil refineries and related expansions; - The design and construction of large, complex aquariums; and - Numerous design-build and EPC projects including beef processing facilities, cogeneration and power plants, prisons and correctional facilities, convention centers, research facilities, and environmental remediation and closure projects.

Mr. Corgan is a Fellow of The American College of Construction Lawyers. He was recognized in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016 by the prestigious Legal 500 US in the area of Construction Law, The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2014 for Construction Law, and Corporate Counsel's Top Lawyers for 2011. He was also honored in 2014, 2015, and 2016 as a "Leading Lawyer" by Legal 500 US for Construction Law. Mr. Corgan was recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Construction Law in 2018 and each of the ten years immediately preceding. He was also named an "Atlanta Lawyer of the Year" in 2014 for Construction Litigation and again in 2015 for Construction Law by The Best Lawyers in America®. Mr. Corgan is listed in the 2017 and eight years immediately preceding editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Construction Law, and he is listed as #1 in the 2011, 2012, and 2013 editions and as a "Star Individual" in the 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 editions. Mr. Corgan has been recognized as a Top 100 Georgia "Super Lawyer" by Super Lawyers magazine. He was also named a Georgia "Super Lawyer" in the area of Construction/Surety in 2013 and the six years immediately preceding and again in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 for Construction Litigation by Super Lawyers magazine. Mr. Corgan was named a leading practitioner in Construction Law in 2014 and 2016 by Legal Media Group's Expert Guides Best of the Best USA. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.

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Represented an EPC contractor, which was a limited partnership comprised of three international design and construction firms, in litigation in Kansas state court concerning the design and construction of a coal-fired boiler for a new power plant in Texas. Millions of dollars in claims against the designer/manufacturer of the coal-fired boiler were successfully resolved by designer/manufacturer’s payment of a mid-eight-figure amount.

Represented a contractor on a $14 million claim for delay, insufficiency, and acceleration costs on construction of a hydrogen plant. After a four week arbitration, recovered in excess of 90% of damages sought, plus interest and attorneys’ fees.

Represent a worldwide oil and gas organization with respect to disputes against various EPC contractors retained to perform the design, construction, and commissioning of an off-shore oil production, storage and off-loading facility located in the South China Sea, off the coast of Malaysia. The project cost is in excess of $2 billion. We have been involved in formal disputes resolution processes in Malaysia and have negotiated other claims with various EPC contractors throughout Europe. In addition, we have asserted claims by our client against various of its EPC contractors, most contracts which include limitation of liability provisions tied to a specified percentage of the EPC contract price.

Claims in excess of $75 million litigated for EPC contractor against manufacturer of coal-fired boiler.

Acted as a lead counsel representing an EPC contractor on four grassroots nuclear power plant units. These four units represent the first nuclear construction in the United States in the last 30 years. Handled all areas of discovery in a $1.6 billion federal court litigation involving two of the units. The litigation was successfully resolved, but representation continues on ongoing claims asserted various project entities.

Represented a heavy mechanical contractor in a five week arbitration relating to design and construction of HRSG. Obtained $26.4 million dollar award that consisted of 100% of damages sought, attorneys’ fees, costs, expenses, and pre-Award and post-Award interest.

Obtained a jury verdict for $7 million, plus attorneys’ fees, and defeated a $10 million counterclaim in its entirety after a seven week federal court jury trial in San Francisco.

Four-week arbitration involving claims in excess of $140 million.

Recovered $9.8 million on claims of $10.3 million, plus attorneys’ fees, interest, costs and expenses after 36-hearing day arbitration. Also defeated counterclaims totaling $55 million in their entirety. Award was issued on August 6, 2009, and confirmed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa on November 23, 2009. The case involved the production of over three million electronic documents, and required their review, organization and utilization for depositions and the arbitration hearings.

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